Gregory Olsen is not an astronaut. He is a 60-year-old businessman from New Jersey where he owned his successful technology company. This week, however, Olsen became the world’s third non-astronaut to pay for a trip into space.
On Monday, the Russian-built Soyuz rocket, carrying Olsen, an American astronaut and a Russian astronaut, docked (對接) at the International Space Station (ISS).
Olsen’s wish has come true. He is the third “space tourist” in four years to travel on a Russian craft to the space station. American Dennis Tito and South African Mark Shuttleworth have both made round trips to the ISS. Going into space is not easy, however. Olsen has worked hard for two years to prepare for it.
The Russian Federal Space Agency offers an ISS trip to anyone who can afford it and pass the necessary training. Olsen reportedly paid $20 million for his trip. The Russian space program has been short of money in recent years and is looking for individuals interested in space travel to _________.
NASA(美國宇航局)has relied on the Russian space program and its Soyuz capsule(太空艙)to transport American astronauts to the ISS since the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003. The space shuttle Discovery (發(fā)現(xiàn)號宇宙飛船)made a flight earlier this year, but the program stopped halfway because of safety concern. So far, the Russians have not charged the U.S. for trips to the ISS. That may change by the end of the year.
As one of the few space tourists, Olsen focuses his attention on the glory of traveling in space.
【小題1】What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 5 words.)
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【小題2】Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Up till now, Russia has been helping American astronauts go to the International Space Station for free.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
【小題3】Fill in the blank with the proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
【小題4】According to the passage, who can travel into space in the Russian shuttle? (Please answer within 30 words.)
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【小題5】Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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【小題1】Space Tourist
【小題2】So far, the Russians have not charged the U.S. for trips to the ISS.
【小題3】bring in some badly needed cash/earn some money
【小題4】Anyone who is interested in space travel, can pass the necessary training, and, above all, can afford it.
【小題5】發(fā)現(xiàn)號宇宙飛船在今年早些時候進(jìn)行了一次飛行,但考慮到安全問題,這一項(xiàng)目中途停止。

解析【小題1】通讀全文可知文章講述的是太空游客。
【小題2】題原句是俄羅斯沒有向美國收費(fèi),那么只有So far, the Russians have not charged the U.S. for trips to the ISS.
【小題3】根據(jù)上文的been short of money in recent years可知俄羅斯缺少錢,那么需要掙錢。
【小題4】推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段內(nèi)容2,3行可知offers an ISS trip to who can afford it and pass the necessary training.
【小題5】發(fā)現(xiàn)號宇宙飛船在今年早些時候進(jìn)行了一次飛行,但考慮到安全問題,這一項(xiàng)目中途停止。

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